$230 NL Hold'em - $75k Guar. | 2008 PokerNews Cup Championships - Australia

10-12-2008 10:57 UTC+11

Back To Ten-Handed

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After the eliminations of many players already this morning, including the recent elimination of Jozef Berec, we are now playing ten-handed on all tables.

10-12-2008 11:05 UTC+11

PokerNews.com's Editor in Chief John Caldwell has just managed an early double up, courtesy of an aces over kings situation.

Action folded around to Caldwell in the CO+1 position and he made it 250 to go before the flop. His next door neighbor and 6th place finisher at the 2008 Aussie Millions Main Event Antonio Casale then reraised from the cutoff, kicking it up to 750. Holding two red aces, Caldwell decided it was time to get it all in, and pushed his remaining ~3,500 stack across the betting line. Casale made the call and tabled {K-Clubs}

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A queen-high board ensued and Caldwell secured the double up, putting him at right around 7,000 in chips.

Tags: John Caldwell

10-12-2008 11:05 UTC+11

Tough Times For Quoc

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Quoc Nguyen check-called on the turn and then fired a bet of 600 on the river on a board of {A-Spades}

. His opponent made the call and tabled {A-Clubs}

for top pair which was good as Nguyen mucked his hand.

"What a bad time to bluff...I'm playing terrible poker!" sighed Nguyen. "I'm just a donkey! Please help me dealer...any picture card and I'm going!"

Nguyen is down to 1,500 in chips.

Tags: Quoc Nguyen

Level: 3

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0

10-12-2008 11:13 UTC+11

Double For Chhoy

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On a board of {2-Hearts}

Koun Chhoy fired out a bet of 800 and found himself one caller. The turn was the {Q-Spades}

and Chhoy moved all in for his last 1,325. His opponent made the call but couldn't better the {A-Clubs}

of Chhoy as his two pair collected the double up.

Chhoy is now up to 5,500.

Tags: Koun Chhoy

10-12-2008 11:23 UTC+11

Forman-Todd Gutshots His Way To Broadway

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We caught the action on a flop of {9-Spades}

with a player in the middle position firing 1,250 chips into the middle. Steve Forman-Todd made the call.

The turn was the {Q-Clubs}

and the middle position player moved all in for his last 1,850. Forman-Todd made the call but only held {A-Clubs}

and would need to hit his gutshot as his opponent revealed pocket nines for a set.

Wouldn't you know it, the {10-Clubs}

peeled off on the river to give Forman-Todd the broadway straight and the pot to send his opponent steaming out the door.

Forman-Todd is now amongst our chip leaders with 16,000 chips.

Tags: Steve Forman-Todd

10-12-2008 11:25 UTC+11

Pinzone Recovering

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Michael Pinzone was down to 700 at one stage today, is now back to 3,500 after moving all in on a flop of {10-Diamonds}

for his last chips. He had four opponents to navigate through, and he did so successfully as they each released their hands.

Pinzone was one of the chip leaders during the Main Event of the Victorian Poker Championships held at Crown in August, eventually finishing in 21st place, and he will be looking for another big performace here at the PokerNews Cup.

Tags: Michael Pinzone

10-12-2008 11:28 UTC+11

Official Numbers Are In

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The official numbers are in. Today we had 422 entries for the first event of the PokerNews Cup series. The top 40 players will be guaranteed of at least $464 in prize money, with first place set to pocket close to $18,000.

We'll have the complete prizepool and payouts for you shortly.

Level: 4

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0

10-12-2008 11:33 UTC+11

Daryl'ing River!

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Daryl Sivies just took down a whopper of a pot to jump up to 9,000 in chips.

With the board showing {Q-Clubs}

, Sivies traded raises with his opponent, eventually calling his opponent's 2,250 all-in bet. At the showdown, Sivies found himself in bad shape, drawing to three winning outs holding {Q-Hearts}

against his opponent's {A-Hearts}

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A lucky {J-Diamonds}

fell on the river though, clinching the hand for Sivies, whose opponent's poor fortune landed him a spot on the rail

Tags: Daryl Sivies